Optical illusion effects or the like



March 16, 1937. QKING' 2,074,297

OPTICAL ILLUSION EFFECTS OR THE LIKE Filed Feb. 21, 1955 Patented Mar.16,

UNITED STATES PATENT The present invention of optical or visual illusioneffects or the like.

An mportant object of the present improvelO In my Patent No. 1,535,782of April 28, 1925, I

ter, the object and its counterpart being in a 15 single common plane.

discloses, by the provision Like my patent referred to, the presentapplication may be advantageously used in connecwith display advertisiin forming settings for entertainment and instruction, or decorativepurposes generally.

The invention lends itself readily to embodiment in the usual cardboardpanels or sheets struck out of the fiat for 30 shipment and readily setscenium form.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription taken together with the accompanying drawing in which Figure1 is a front view of a composite structure embodying my presentinvention;

Figure 2 is a cross-section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and

Figure 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but of a 40 modified form.

As shown in Fig. 1, the panel 30 may have a sight opening 3| therein 45tegrally with the panel 50 is viewed from the front a Back of the panel30 is 33 disposed in a plane spaced slightly behind and parallel withthe panel 30 and figure 32 or 32w as the case may be. 5 surface of thefigure 32,

OPTICAL ILLUSION EFFECTS on THE LIKE I My present invention of differentplanes, re-

the plane of which the the margin of the sight surface co-planar with tOFFICE to the observer looking at the setting in its normal position asshown in Fig. 4, is made to represent the back of a woman seated beforeher mirror, and the front surface of the figure 33 represent the faceand bust of the same woman image or reflection of represented by thefigure 32,

is made to the rear surface of sight opening 3| itself appears to be amirror in image 33 appears, and opening 3| simulates a he representationof an image or figure 33 rather than with the object The figures aredesirably somewhat staggered transversely of the opening 3| to producethe effect of slight rotation or perspective to the eye of the observerFig. 1.

A rear panel 34 may in the setting of Figs. 1,

ng as in store windows,

of the figure 33.

convenient storage or up in minature prosion.

surface.

the margin of which The sential novel ing from the invention.

s shown in Fig. 1.

another cut-out figure As shown, the front that is the one visibleVarious other modifications of may occur to the user, a

looking at the setting of or may not be included 2 and 3, but in thisinstance is shown spaced still further rearwardly The rar panel on itsforward surface a simulation of a scene which, if the opening 3| were aWould be behind the observer. sary, however, to the illusion, 34 may beomitted or may be While the figure 33 is desi might be co-planar with aba prefer the cut-out to enhan 34 may carry real mirror, This is notnecesand the rear panel a blank surface.

rably a cut-out it ckground 34, but I ce the optical illu- The panel 30may be considered a foreground surface and the surface of 33 or 34 abackground my invention 11 employing my esidea here disclosed, and suchadaptations may therefore be made as fall within the scope of theappended claims without depart- Having described my invention, I claim:

1. Means for producing an optical illusion effect or the likecomprising, panel having a sight opening the outline of a mirror, a f0ciated with said opening, a comprising a cut-out disposed in a planespaced rearwardly of the sight opening panel and parallel therewith,said second figure when viewed in combination, a therein simulatingrward figure assond a second figure through the opening simulating areflected image of the panel whereby both figures are visible from ofthe unseen rear surface of the first-mentioned directly in f of the pfigure. 3. The structure of claim 1 wherein the said 2. Means forproducing an optical illusion efforward figure is also & t figu e and isfeet or the like comprising, in combination, a Spaced forwardly of thepanelpanel having a sight opening therein simulating Means, Producing,optical illusion the outline of a mirror, a forward figure assofig i 9panel hFWmg a comprising cut'out disposed in a plane Spaced with saidopening a background surface spaced rearwardly of the front panel andsubstantially rearwardly of a Sight opening panel and a paralleltherewith, said second figure when viewed Second figure associated withsaid background through the opening simulating a reflected image surfaceand when viewed through the opening g gg 1111535311 g 5 E 5 bfi if 'gfiz sinl fulating a1 refiilected image offi the unseen rear Sal S 0 g g gy S a su ace of t e rst mentioned gure. gered with respect to the firstfigure transversely FRANK 0. KING.

